Tag: BIg 12 basketball

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas sophomore David McCormack will return to school for his junior year instead of entering the 2020 NBA draft, he announced Thursday. McCormack, 6-10, 265-pound power forward from Norfolk, Va., averaged 6.9…

Kansas will have college basketball’s best defender back in the starting five for next season.  Junior Marcus Garrett announced his plans via Twitter that he would return for his senior year. This season, Garrett was…

LAWRENCE, Kan. — University of Kansas sophomore point guard Devon Dotson has decided to make himself eligible for the 2020 NBA Draft. Dotson, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound native of Charlotte, North Carolina, made the announcement Monday,…

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber channeled his inner weatherman four months ago when he said the Wildcats were planning to bring in seven new players despite only losing three seniors at…

Kansas junior guard Marcus Garrett has been named 2020 Naismith defensive player of the year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. Garrett, 6-5 guard from Dallas, won out over finalists Ashton Hagans of Kentucky, Tre…

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Bill Self realizes that as time goes by, college basketball fans nationwide will not care much about the Kansas Jayhawks’ magical 28-3 season of 2019-20. Self, KU’s 17th-year hoops coach, does hope,…

The unpredictability of the college basketball season has led to uncertainty as to which team is truly the nation’s best, and that has made for a murky race for national player of the year honors.…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — When shots aren’t falling early, Kansas can always rely on defense and Doke. Udoka Azubuike had 19 points and 16 rebounds, the Jayhawks shut down Oklahoma State long enough for their…

A look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference: GAME OF THE WEEKEND The biggest game of the weekend in the Big 12 is arguably the biggest game in college basketball so far this…

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Davide Moretti flinched as a pass the Texas Tech guard wasn’t expecting glanced off his back and bounced toward Kansas State’s Cartier Diarra. When Diarra tried to get too fancy with…